Last updated: September 3, 2026
Updated September 3, 2026: added terms for advertising measurement, including the Meta Pixel on our website and, in our iOS app, Meta’s software development kit and the tracking permission the app asks for. Updated August 13, 2026: added terms for our mobile applications, including voice recording, in-app purchases, and product analytics.
This Privacy Policy explains how AutoInvent, Inc. ("AutoInvent," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you. It applies to the AutoInvent website at autoinvent.com, the AutoInvent mobile applications, and any related tools and services (collectively, the "Services").
By using the Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Services.
We are the organization responsible for handling your personal information in connection with the Services (sometimes called the "data controller" or similar under applicable law).
We collect information in three main ways:
This may include:
When you use the Services, we may automatically collect:
You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not function properly if you disable them.
We may receive information from:
We do not buy marketing lists from data brokers.
The AutoInvent mobile app can record your voice so that an idea you speak aloud can be written down for you. Recording only ever begins when you start it, and your device will ask your permission the first time.
When you finish a recording, the audio is sent to our servers over an encrypted connection and passed to our transcription provider, Google (Gemini API), which converts it to text. The audio is not stored. It exists only in server memory for the duration of that single request and is discarded as soon as the transcription returns. We do not keep recordings, we cannot play them back, and there is no archive of them to disclose, sell, or produce.
What is saved is the written idea produced from the recording (the title and description), stored in your account alongside ideas you typed, and deletable in the same way.
You can use every other part of AutoInvent without granting microphone access. Declining it disables voice capture and nothing else.
Microphone: only to record ideas you choose to speak. See Section 1.4 (Voice Recordings) above.
Tracking: on Apple devices, the app asks for permission to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies. We ask so that we can tell which of our ads led to an installation. If you decline, the app works exactly as it does otherwise; we simply receive less precise information about where an installation came from. See Section 1.7.
We ask for the microphone the first time you use the feature rather than when you launch the app. The tracking request appears shortly after you first open the app, because Apple only permits it to be asked once. You can change either answer at any time in your device settings, and you can turn off the tracking request for all apps under Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.
We use PostHog to understand how people use AutoInvent, on our website and in our mobile app. This tells us which features get used, where people get stuck, and what to fix.
What we record. Actions taken in the product (screens opened, patents viewed, searches run, subscriptions started), along with your account identifier, the platform you were using, and general device information such as model and operating system version.
What we do not record. We do not capture the content of the patents you draft, the ideas you write, or anything you say into the microphone. Events describe that something happened, not what was in it.
It is tied to your account. Analytics events are recorded against your AutoInvent account identifier rather than anonymously, so that activity on your phone and on your computer is understood as one person rather than two. If you sign out, we stop associating that device's activity with you.
PostHog processes this on our behalf under contract and does not sell it.
We advertise AutoInvent on Meta's platforms (Facebook and Instagram). To understand which of those ads actually lead somewhere, our website uses the Meta Pixel, a piece of measurement code provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.
What it records. When you visit a page on our website, the pixel sends Meta the page you viewed, the time, your IP address, your browser and device type, the page that referred you, and identifiers stored in cookies that Meta uses to recognize a browser across visits. If you arrived by clicking one of our ads, it also sends the click identifier that ties your visit to that specific ad. It records when you click through from our marketing site to the AutoInvent application, and, where the pixel is installed in the application, when you create an account or complete a purchase.
What it does not record. The pixel does not receive your ideas, your patent drafts, your uploaded documents, or anything you say into the microphone. It records that a page was visited or a step was completed, not what was in it.
Matching to Meta accounts. Meta uses this information to determine whether the visitor is a Meta user, so that a signup or purchase can be attributed to an ad and so that we can show ads to people who have visited our site or who resemble our customers. Where you provide an email address or phone number in a form on our Services, that value may be hashed in your browser before it is transmitted to Meta, so that Meta receives a scrambled value rather than the address itself. This is a Meta feature called Automatic Advanced Matching.
This is different from PostHog. PostHog measures our own product on our behalf. Meta receives information for its own advertising purposes as well as ours. Depending on where you live, this activity may be considered "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising or a "sale" of personal information. See Section 9.11 for how to opt out, and Section 10 for cookie controls.
In our iOS app. The app includes Meta's software development kit, which reports that the app was installed and opened, and when an account is created. Its purpose is narrower than the pixel's: to tell us which advertisement led to an installation. If you allow tracking when asked, it also sends Meta your device's advertising identifier, which is what allows a specific installation to be matched to a specific ad. If you decline, no advertising identifier is sent, and Meta reports results to us only in aggregate: how many installations a campaign produced, not which ones.
Purchases made in the app. The app itself does not report your purchases to Meta. Instead, once a payment has actually been taken by Apple, RevenueCat reports the amount and currency to Meta on our behalf, so that we can tell which advertising produces subscriptions rather than only which produces installations. This happens on our servers rather than on your device, which is why it works whether or not the app is open at the time.
Meta's own handling of this information is governed by its privacy policy, available at facebook.com/privacy/policy.
We use the information we collect for purposes including:
See Section 1.7 for what the Meta Pixel records and Section 9.11 for how to opt out.
AutoInvent provides AI-assisted tools to help with patent-related drafting and analysis. In doing so, we may:
We do not claim inventorship or ownership of your underlying inventions or patent rights. As between you and AutoInvent, you (and/or your designated collaborators) remain responsible for determining proper human inventors and for any filings or legal decisions you make.
Where required or appropriate, we enter into agreements with AI and infrastructure providers to help protect your information.
Please do not include sensitive personal information (such as government ID numbers, precise geolocation, or health information) in free-text invention submissions. We do not intentionally collect or process sensitive personal information, and if we need to process sensitive personal information for a specific feature, we will provide additional notice and obtain any consent required by law.
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:
You may have rights to withdraw consent or object to processing based on legitimate interests (see Section 9).
We may disclose personal information to third parties as described below. In connection with our optional patent lawyer outreach program, we may receive compensation from participating attorneys and law firms for lead access or referrals. Depending on your state of residence, this disclosure may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under applicable privacy laws. Separately, the advertising measurement technology described in Section 1.7 discloses information about your visit to Meta for advertising purposes, which may likewise be considered a "sale" or "sharing" under applicable privacy laws. You can opt out of both at any time as described in Section 9 (including via the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link where required).
We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers that help us operate the Services, such as cloud hosting, data storage, analytics, email delivery, customer support, payment processing, and AI model providers. These parties process information on our behalf and under contractual obligations intended to protect it.
Providers we rely on in connection with our website and mobile applications include:
We may share information with professional advisors such as lawyers, accountants, auditors, and consultants as necessary to operate our business and comply with legal requirements.
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or part of our business, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
When we believe in good faith that sharing is reasonably necessary to:
If you affirmatively opt in, we may share certain information with participating patent attorneys and law firms so they can contact you about potentially helping you pursue a non-provisional application or related patent services.
We may share information with other third parties when you explicitly authorize us to do so (for example, when you choose to collaborate with specific third parties through the Services).
We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for analytics, product improvement, and reporting.
When you choose to opt in to patent lawyer outreach, we may disclose your identifiers (such as name, email, and phone number if provided) and a brief invention summary to participating attorneys and law firms, and we may receive compensation in connection with that disclosure. Depending on your state of residence, this may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. You can opt out at any time as described in Section 9.11 (including through the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link where required).
Subscriptions bought inside the iOS app are processed by Apple, not by us. We never see or receive your card number, and Apple's own privacy policy governs the payment itself.
We use RevenueCat to manage subscription status, to know whether a subscription is active, in a trial, renewing, or cancelled. RevenueCat receives your AutoInvent account identifier and the transaction details Apple provides. It does not receive your payment details.
Subscriptions bought on our website continue to be processed by our web payment processor, as described elsewhere in this policy.
We retain personal information for the periods described below, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (for example, tax, accounting, legal, or compliance obligations), or unless we need the data to resolve disputes or enforce agreements.
You may request deletion as described in Section 9, and we will honor deletion requests subject to legal exceptions.
We use commercially reasonable physical, technical, and organizational measures to help protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. These measures may include:
However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
The Services are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 18.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under applicable age thresholds without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete it.
If you believe a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section below.
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights and choices regarding your personal information.
You may be able to review, update, or correct certain account information through your account settings (if available) or by contacting us.
You can also delete your account, and the personal information associated with it, from within the AutoInvent mobile app or by contacting us. Deletion is subject to the legal exceptions and retention periods described in Section 6.
You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us. Even if you opt out of marketing messages, we may still send you non-marketing messages related to the Services (for example, account, security, or transactional notices).
You can usually configure your browser to reject cookies or notify you when cookies are used. Some features of the Services may not function properly if cookies are disabled. For more information, see Section 10 (Cookies and Tracking Technologies).
In our mobile app, the equivalent control is your device's. On an Apple device you can decline the tracking request when it appears, change your answer later under Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking, or turn off “Allow Apps to Request to Track” so that no app can ask. Declining stops your advertising identifier being shared and does not restrict any feature of the app.
Where we process personal information based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. For example, if you previously opted in to share your contact information and a brief invention summary with participating attorneys/law firms, you can withdraw that opt-in by contacting us or through your account settings (if available). Withdrawal applies going forward.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
Where required by law, we honor universal opt-out mechanisms or browser-based opt-out signals for opting out of sale and targeted advertising.
To exercise your rights, contact us using the details in the Contact Us section with a clear description of your request. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
In certain jurisdictions, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may require proof that the agent is authorized and may also require you to verify your identity directly with us.
To protect your privacy, we may take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. The verification steps will depend on the nature of the request and the sensitivity of the information involved.
If you are in a jurisdiction that provides an appeal right and we deny your request, you may be able to appeal our decision by replying to our denial message or by contacting us and stating that you are appealing the decision.
We may offer a price or service difference (for example, a discount) in connection with optional features. For example, we may offer a $5 discount if you opt in to share your contact information and a brief invention summary with participating attorneys/law firms.
Participation is optional.
If you are in the EEA/UK or a jurisdiction with a relevant supervisory authority, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection regulator.
If you are a California resident, you may have the right to:
Opt out methods:
Global Privacy Control and opt-out preference signals: Where required, we process opt-out preference signals (such as Global Privacy Control) as a request to opt out of sale or sharing for the browser or device that sends the signal.
Authorized agents: California residents may use an authorized agent as described in Section 9.6.
If we receive an opt-out request, we will not sell or share your personal information unless you later choose to opt back in.
Nevada consumers may submit a verified request to opt out of the sale of covered information (as defined by Nevada law) by emailing info@autoinvent.com with the subject line "Nevada Opt-Out Request."
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
You can usually configure your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when cookies are used. Some features of the Services may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
The cookies and identifiers we use fall into three groups:
Because of the advertising cookies described above, we do share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising: that is, targeted advertising based on your activity across unaffiliated sites. You can opt out as described in Section 9.11, and we honor opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control where required. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising through your Meta ad preferences and through industry tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.
We are based in the United States and may process information in the U.S. and other countries. These countries may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.
Where required by law, we implement appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms) to protect your personal information when it is transferred internationally.
The Services may contain links to third-party websites, services, or integrations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third parties.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites or services you interact with.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will:
If we make material changes, we may also provide additional notice (for example, by email or through the Services). Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of any changes means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: